After a quick early morning visit to Rock Point Provincial Park this morning I was rewarded with a good diversity of shorebirds. After parking at the day use beach and walking east toawrds the rock point area I first greeted by numerous Ring-billed and some Herring Gulls. Within minutes a juvenille Peregrine Falcon was observed flying west (towards me) bombimg gulls as it flew along the shoreline. It paused for a couple of minutes in a snag and then proceeded west. No shorebirds were seen before reaching the rock point. The greatest numbers and diversity were seen directly below the observation tower including Ruddy Turnstone (1), Sanderlings (roughly 30), Short-billed Dowitcher (2), Lesser Yellowlegs (2), Spotted Sandpiper (3), Killdeer (3), Semi-palmated Plover (4), Least Sandpiper (roughly 25), and Semi-palmated Sandpiper (12).
Also seen were numerous Caspian Terns cruising the shoreline. Directions: Many ways to Rock Point from Hwy. 3. >From Hwy 3 east of Dunnville (heading west) turn left on Bird Rd., turn right on Mumby Rd., turn left on Feeder Ln. (Reg. Rd. 3) and turn left on Niece Rd (entrance on Niece Rd). For Morgan's Point, from Hwy. 3 in Wainfleet, turn on Golf Course Rd towards the lake (south). Road curves west and becomes Lakeshore Rd. Turn left on Morgan's Point Rd. Conservation area will be on the right hand side near the end of the road. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm